Echo & The Bunnymen have announced a major nationwide UK tour for 2026, with ‘The Very Best of Echo & The Bunnymen 1978-2026’ set to celebrate the legendary Liverpool band’s career spanning nearly five decades. Tickets for the tour go on sale this Friday 19th September at 9am.
The tour will showcase songs from across their remarkable career that has produced twenty top 20 hits and nine top 20 albums. As pioneers of post-punk, Echo & The Bunnymen have influenced major acts including Coldplay, The Killers, Garbage, and The Flaming Lips through seminal albums like ‘Crocodiles’, ‘Heaven Up Here’, ‘Porcupine’ and ‘Ocean Rain’.
The celebration tour comes eight years after their last studio album ‘The Stars & The Oceans & The Moon’, which Q Magazine described as ‘Magical’ upon its 2018 release. The tour promises to highlight the truly exceptional body of work that has cemented Echo & The Bunnymen’s status as Liverpool music legends.
Echo & tThe Bunnymen 2026 UK Tour Dates
- Wednesday 04 March – Norwich The Nick Rayns LCR, UEA
- Friday 06 March – Warrington Parr Hall
- Saturday 07 March – Leeds O2 Academy
- Wednesday 11 March – Manchester Albert Hall
- Friday 13 March – Bristol Beacon
- Saturday 14 March – Brighton Centre
- Wednesday 18 March – London Roundhouse
- Saturday 21 March – Liverpool Empire Theatre
- Wednesday 25 March – Cambridge Corn Exchange
- Friday 27 March – Bournemouth O2 Academy
- Saturday 28 March – Birmingham O2 Academy 1
- Wednesday 01 April – Nottingham Rock City
- Friday 03 April – Edinburgh Usher Hall
- Saturday 04 April – Newcastle O2 City Hall
Read the official press release in full below:
One of the most influential British bands, Echo & The Bunnymen have today announced a major nationwide tour for 2026. ‘The Very Best of Echo & The Bunnymen 1978-2026’ will celebrate the songs that have brought the group twenty top 20 hits and nine top 20 albums spanning across their legendary career.
Pioneers of post-punk, Echo & The Bunnymen have been a major influence for many iconic groups such as, Coldplay, The Killers, Garbage, The Flaming Lips, Hole and many more with their seminal albums ‘Crocodiles’, ‘Heaven Up Here’, ‘Porcupine’ and ‘Ocean Rain’.
Their later albums ‘Evergreen’, ‘What Are You Going to Do with Your Life?’ and Flowers, ‘Siberia, The Fountain & Meteorites’ continue to demonstrate the truly exceptional body of work the band have created. Their last studio album ‘The Stars & The Oceans & The Moon’ was released in Autumn 2018 with Q Magazine calling it ‘Magical’. Now, this tour celebrates it all at its very best!
Tickets for this iconic celebration of Liverpool music legends Echo & The Bunnymen will be available from Friday 19th September at 9am via https://gigst.rs/EATB2026.
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